Century Eliminator T700

The Century Eliminator T700 is built for anglers who target clean, sandy, and snag-free beaches. It also copes well with occasional sessions on light mixed ground. This makes it a highly capable match rod with a strong focus on practical performance. Century tested it extensively with overhead and off-the-ground casting methods. These styles work best with its progressive, smooth-loading blank.

Longer continental-style rods continue to grow in popularity throughout the UK, and the trend now moves in both directions. UK anglers value the extra reach and line control, while European anglers have begun adopting Century’s longer British designs. The Eliminator T700 reflects this shift. Century used experience gained from earlier rods, including the well-respected Carbon Metal BB, and applied that knowledge to a more advanced, feature-rich blank. The Eliminator series has already earned a strong reputation, and the T700 builds on it with additional refinements and modern materials.

The blank uses modern carbon composites that offer strength without unnecessary weight. This helps anglers gain distance with simple casting techniques. Fixed-spool reels and braided lines pair naturally with this rod. Together, they increase casting efficiency and transmit more sensitivity down the blank. Bites feel clearer, and the rod works smoothly with minimal line drag.

Century designed the T700 to avoid extreme pendulum casting. The blank performs best under controlled, progressive power rather than violent acceleration. Anglers who need heavy pendulum power can look to Century’s more specialised rods, such as the Eliminator T1200, T1000, Excalibur TT, TT-R or Kompressor WR300. The T700 targets a different style—steady loading, clean release, fixed-spool efficiency, and precise control.

The rod’s design centres on accuracy. Its responsive tip, long blank, and balanced action allow anglers to hold the line down in strong surf or reach distant gutters with confidence. It excels on UK surf beaches, in fast tidal conditions, and during match-style sessions where control matters more than brute force.

Century Eliminator T700 – Graphene

The Graphene-reinforced resin system plays a major role in the Eliminator T700’s performance. Century integrates Graphene into the resin that binds the carbon fibres. This increases tensile strength and toughness without increasing weight. As a result, the blank stays light, responsive, and far more resilient than traditional composites.

Graphene is made from a single atomic layer of carbon arranged in a honeycomb structure. Its discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physics due to its remarkable strength-to-weight ratio. When correctly integrated into a rod’s resin matrix, Graphene reinforces the carbon fibres more efficiently than nanotubes or particulate additives. It supports the blank under load, improves durability, and maintains crisp recovery.

The T700 also uses Generation 2 Anti-Twist Technology (AT-T) in the tip section. This system stabilises the rod by resisting rotational twist during casting. Longer, lighter rods are more prone to twist, especially when braided lines and high-speed casts are involved. AT-T combats this through precise fibre orientation at multiple angles. This keeps the guides aligned during compression and releases energy in a straight, controlled path. As a result, casts track accurately, line frap reduces, and distance becomes easier to achieve.

Century combines Graphene technology, AT-T construction, autoclave processing, and CNC-precision composite cutting. The result is a stable, accurate, and lightweight rod built for modern surf fishing. The Eliminator T700 brings “Continental-style” performance to UK anglers while maintaining the resilience needed for powerful tides, storm conditions, and long beach sessions.

• Autoclave Technology
• Graphene reinforced resin matrix. Gen. 2, Double Helix, Anti-Twist Tip
• SG-T Glass-Carbon tip for bite indication sensitivity
• Blank colour: Spread tow carbon fibre upper butt – black tip
• American Tackle Titanium K Guides
• Guide wraps in platinum metallic and jet black
• Marine grade etched stainless steel trim bands
• Japanese shrink rubber (JSR) handle
• JSR rubber separator grips on lower tip and upper butt
• 3M Reflective tape between top two guides
• Century/Fuji DPS sliding reel seat – coaster not needed, locks to blank just by tightening Fuji hood
• Century padded rod case.
• Below owner review summary points are courtesy of Shaun C:

Remarkably light at 15ft for a conventional beach caster.
The recovery is very smooth but crisp.
This rod is unbelievably user friendly.
Very easy to achieve distance with this rod. I’d like to think most anglers should comfortably achieve good distances with bait with little more than an easy overhead thump.
Very easy to load the rod but also feels comfortable with a variety weights. I have gone as low as 60 grams and up to as much as 200 grams and the rod copes very well.
The SGT bite detection is next level.